Russell Global Index Up 15.2% in 2010

Philippines Outperforms Index -- Up 77%

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - January 4, 2011) - The Russell Global Index reflected a gain of 15.2% in 2010, with 42 of the 48 countries represented by the index posting positive returns. The Philippines topped the list, reflecting a 77% return in 2010, followed by Thailand (59.3%), Chile (51.1%), and Colombia (48.5%).

Greece was the worst performing market in the Russell Global Index, reflecting a loss of 42.5% for the year. Spain (-20.5%), Italy (-15.1%), Portugal (-12.4%) and France (-1.3%) also underperformed, all posting negative returns for the year.

Russell Indexes

2010 Return
(December 31, 2009 - December 31, 2010)

Russell Global Index

15.2%

Philippines

77.0%

Thailand

59.3%

Chile

51.1%

Colombia

48.5%

Indonesia

43.1%

Malaysia

40.8%

Sweden

37.0%

South Africa

35.4%

Mexico

31.6%

Canada

25.7%

Korea

25.6%

Russia

25.3%

Singapore

25.2%

Turkey

23.1%

Taiwan

22.7%

Morocco

22.4%

Hong Kong

20.9%

India

20.1%

Australia

18.9%

Norway

18.1%

USA

16.9%

Japan

16.4%

Austria

16.3%

Switzerland

15.5%

Poland

15.3%

Finland

15.1%

Egypt

13.8%

New Zealand

13.8%

Brazil

11.2%

Germany

11.2%

United Kingdom

9.6%

China

9.3%

Netherlands

9.1%

Eire

6.7%

UAE

2.6%

France

-1.3%

Portugal

-12.4%

Italy

-15.1%

Spain

-20.5%

Greece

-42.5%

The Russell Global Index includes more than 10,000 securities in 48 countries and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the benchmark are classified according to size, region, country and sector. Daily Returns for the main components are available here: http://www.russell.com/indexes/data/daily_total_returns_global.asp